As much as Fred Parr has done to further the "art" and ministry of riding and building with steel, he could just as easily be the head of the UCI and the keep with tradition thinking that they employ. Old Curmuggeon is one term....

I think the slant-six lugs and bikes themselves are great looking. It is not a huge slope as we have come to think with the term "compact", rather a nice gentle 6 degree slope.